Vacancy for Finance Officer at Lagos State Ministry of Health

Location(s): • Lagos

Specialization: • Finance / Accounting

Industry: • Government

Application Deadline: 02 September, 2016

Job Type Fulltime

The Ministry of Health, Lagos State (LSMoH) is the Principal Recipient (PR) for the New Funding Model HIV grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the State. As the Principal Recipient, the Ministry of Health is legally responsible for the management of the grant ensuring achievement of the programmatic results and accountability of the grant financial resources.

The grant agreement signed between LSMoH and the Global Fund creates the contractual arrangements of the LSMoH including to receive and manage the Global Fund grant funds, to oversee grant implementation and procurement, and to report on grant programmatic and financial performance to the Global Fund Secretariat.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Lagos
Department: Permanent Secretary Office
Section: Global Fund Grant Management Unit
Reporting to: Finance Manager, Global Fund Grant Management Unit

Job Detail Information

• To fulfill the mandate of the Principal Recipient, The Ministry of Health has established the Grant Management Unit (GMU) to carry out the functions of the PR namely; Grant Management, Partnership Coordination and Sub-Recipient Management, Technical Coordination, Procurement and Supply Management Oversight, Financial Management and Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting.
• The Grant Management Unit will work with Sub-recipients and other implementing partners in executing its mandate ensuring that the grant is managed and implemented in compliance grant agreement signed between the Global Fund and the Principal Recipient.

Overall Job Objective:

• Support financial management and oversight for the Principal Recipient in compliance with national and state laws and the policies and procedures of the Global Fund, including data collection, accurate recording, accounting and reporting of all financial transactions, review and analysis of reports, development of budgets, and financial management oversight and support for SubRecipients and their implementers.

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